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Earth as a planet
Yet despite the drumbeat of evidence, we still know of just one planet in the cosmos with life — the one you’re standing on.
Pettit posted his striking footage on social media on Tuesday. The American astronaut used a wide-angle lens to get the ...
Skywatchers will get a rare chance to see Saturn in its full glory, without chunks of ice and rock swarming around it.
A Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on Monday night, sending four amateur astronauts on an unprecedented journey around Earth’s ...
A group of astronauts whizzing around Earth from orbit are getting some pretty spectacular views of our planet's poles – and SpaceX is sharing a look.
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How we study our planet
We often focus on space observatories that peer beyond Earth. But the vast majority of satellites stare right back at us.
SpaceX's Fram2 mission has captured the first-ever space video of Earth's polar regions. Launched from NASA's Kennedy Space ...
Earth crosses through Saturn’s “ring plane,” making the gas giant’s most iconic feature become nearly invisible ...
April skies feature close planet pairings, a bright meteor shower, and stunning views of the ancient star cluster M3.
SpaceX launched the private Fram2 mission Monday (March 31), sending a crew of four spaceflight rookies into an orbit never ...
Saturn's iconic rings will seemingly "disappear" from view this weekend as they align edge-on with Earth for the first time since 2009. Every 13 to 15 years, the planet's rings align perfectly ...
Even though Venus moves between the Earth and sun every 19.5 months, it becomes visible after sunset and before sunrise only ...